Oceanic Vessels, Inc., and Pacific Harbor Company enter into a contract for a sale of a barge. Oceanic is a merchant who deals in goods of the kind sold. The goods are defective. Under the UCC, the implied warranty of merchantability is breached

Regardless of what Oceanic knew or could have discovered

Explanation:

An implied warranty for merchantability guarantees that a product will work as expected. if your oven won't maintain a stable temperature, it can't be relied upon to work properly and has violated the implied warranty of merchantability.

The warranty of merchantability is based off the idea that the seller is in a better state to know whether a product will perform properly. it encourages merchants to ensure the quality of their products before placing them on market.

Irrespective of what oceanic could have discovered or knew